Bhubaneswar: India’s second moon mission- Chandrayaan 2 — which is likely to take off later this month is fitted with critical equipment made in Odisha.
The credit goes to The Central Tool Room and Training Centr
e (CTTC) in Bhubaneswar, which has manufactured key equipment for India’s most powerful rocket
GSLV Mk III.
Here’s more:
#CTTC manufactured components of the cryogenic engine which powers the rocket.
#It has also manufactured 22 types of valves for fuel injection, a PTI report said.
#The limbs of the six-wheeled moon rover ‘Pragyan‘ which will study the geology of the moon has been made by CTTC as well.
#Besides, seven specific assemblies for navigation and inertial momentum of the orbiter has also been produced by the Bhubaneswar-based institute.
#CTTE had signed an agreement with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2016 for supplying components for the spacecraft.
#It started producing equipment from 2017 onwards and manufactured equipment and other parts for the Chandrayaan 1 mission as well.